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Sony DADC is building an ‘enhanced’ distribution centre in Enfield after the original was burnt down during the London riots last year. The CD and entertainment goods manufacturer and distributor will construct the building on the same site in North London, which it says will boast ‘more capacity, technology investment …
Read More »PS Vita game ‘removed after piracy scare’
Hackers say certain games can be manipulated to provide access to handheld's core
Read More »PlayStation Vita piracy scare
Sony has removed PlayStation Vita compatible PSP game Everybody’s Tennis from the PSN Store after reports that it had allowed pirates to crack the new handheld. The Sixth Axis reckons that Sony previously removed MotorStorm Arctic Edge from its download portal for exactly the same reason. Members of the PlayStation …
Read More »IN PICTURES: Irish GAME sit-in
Staff staging a sit-in protest at GAME’s now closed Monaghan store have posted a number of pictures of their exploits on Facebook. They are demanding compensation for both the lack of notice of their job termination and PwC’s advice that they should pursue the Government for redundancy compensation. Staff member …
Read More »EVE trials virtual currency for graphics card offer
Online players accrue an insane amount of in-game currency and now CCP is giving it customers the chance to use this to buy PC hardware. The creator of EVE Online has teamed up with nVidia to allow players to buy a high-end GTX 560 graphics card using PLEX, the MMO’s …
Read More »PwC "just needs a bit more time to push GAME deal over the line"
Administrator PwC has said that GAME just needs to hold on for a short time longer so it can finalise an acquisition deal. We just need a bit more time to push the deal over the line,” PwC’s Mike Jervis stated. There is a huge amount of complexity in the …
Read More »Warren Spector: ‘I desperately want to bring Epic Mickey to 360, PS3’
Epic Mickey creator Warren Spector hopes the original Wii adventure will head to HD consoles ahead of its musical sequel. The Wii game has sold millions of copies worldwide to date since its November 2010 release. With follow-up Disney Epic Mickey 2: Power of Two confirmed as a multiformat release …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed III gets trio of collector’s editions
Ubisoft will release three special SKUs of its 2012 blockbuster Assassin’s Creed III. The three collector’s editions will arrive alongside the game on October 31st and will be available for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. The Freedom Edition will come with a figure of new assassin Connor (pictured), an exclusive …
Read More »UKIE launches Scottish office
UKIE is holding its first Scottish office event at Abertay University today. It takes place at the Hannah Maclure Centre in Dundee today, but it has already sold out. The event will focus on the funding opportunities available to interactive entertainment business, with speakers discussing venture capital, angel, prototype and …
Read More »INTERNATIONAL FACTFILE: France
France is one of the biggest gaming markets in Europe, and one still dominated by boxed sales. NPD figures released last month showed that French consumers purchase fewer downloadable games than neighbouring Germany. France has a strong retail network with mass merchandisers and specialised stores that allow publishers to target …
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